The Sun. — London, England, 1864-11-24 00:00:00

,T. —This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr Baron Bramwell.) The learnedTjii:d g zsE or un, HAMMOND. on taking his seat this morning, said Jae had looked through the and he thought it . 4 ,._ a case in depositions, . _ : ase in which he might grant the application of his vo nsel (Sergeant Ballantine) that sentence might be post rned until certain affidavits in mitigation had been kid ofore them. Elizabeth ATTEMPTED CHILD MURDER TN LAMBETH, Thompsonwas indicted with wounding, with intent to murder, her infant child. ae and Evid ence was g i ven to prove that she was a person of un mind, and her Tile Lear ned Judge di rec t e d th a t s h e b e d eta i ned during • aiesty's pleasure. Osterfield Wray alias Henerey and William Ander , Z .a. wer e indicted w i th sending a letter demanding money, With menaces from C ° Poet Cap t. Clarke, of the 50th Regiment ;:a1.1:1:3 prisoner Wray was not a qualified practictioner, but rbeen in the habit of advertising himself as Dr.Henery, Sung to curs :certain malaiies, to which farther refer oef cc need not be made. The letters which formed the subject • a indictment had been sent to the prosecutor, an officer 41 her 5/ , th e , '9' 3 4 8 50th Regiment, and set forth that without paid " r a of Xl5O for medicine and advice was immediately the whole of the circumstances which had led to the ellarg e nm. , would be laid before the authorities at the War '°. The prisoner Anderson was the person, who, it ap. Is,4_raeci, Waited on the prosecutor for payment on the part of „ L. ' . Y. 11,44! Ribton said there was no evidence against his client, tce' lett ers did n o t contain a threat within the meaning of Ras not i t 4 et, and th at supposing the offence was committed, t he e Th e learneletters co mmitted within the jurisdiction of the Court, I been dated from Hampshire. dhaving u, the said, on a J ' lB return into dge Court having that consulted Recorder, the defendants had not ,° t acaitted , la any offence within the juri s diction of the C our t, therefore there must be an acquittal. i lk , verdict to that effect h av i ng b een re t urne d, telaldh.e,, learned Judge asked Mr Metcalfe whether he in ferred t o Proceed w i t h t h e i n di ctment that had been pre against the d e f en d an t s f or lib e l an d consp i racy, or to h er he w ou l d rather they be sent to Hampshire, there to te m kenat. the m ore serious charge, If, however, they were etted of thatcharge they could still be transmitted to li atupshire. ltd, Met calfe said he s h ou ld go on i n th a t C our t w ith th e Ilert m ent for th e lib el and conspiracy. 0 t r ,„ Itib tola i 'who appeared for the defence, then app t lied 4-tetP°Btpotternent of the trial until next session, th e • r fete discussion, the a ppli ca ti on was re f use d, an d trial for libel and conspiracy proceeded. fop evidence was •reer ch ar precisely the same as offered on the ge. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) BURGLARY: jtioll:n W illiams, a labourer, was indicted for a burglary tent to w e l ling house of Henry Joseph Shepherd, with in- Pri 8 avldence was quite conclusive, and the jury found 04e _ r guilty. k c i e : leacrder sentenced him to seven years' penal Beryl talle 4,8 so on as the sentence was pronounced a female in the k yit reY. Uttered a piercing cry, and was carried screami ng ric allY from the court. 1 0 4 ROBBING FURNISHED LODGINGS. A tiicl ea M atra, a painter, was indict e d fo r s t ea li ng var i ous at o r r ara the f urn i s h e d l o d g i ngs o f E l i za b eth Wallace, tealp o e l . lr " r ich, and a l so f rom var i ous p l aces w h ere h e h ad 1, 4 !ily resided. TweJlltY returned a verdict of guilty in each of the cases. ttle '"80R stull r oarily convictions having been proved again s t , T , er e it The l e ecor der sentenced him to 12 m cnth s ' i m p r i sonmen t, aft er j„arnoad judge sa id , h a d t h e ro bb er i es been committed otiBW lst ead of b e f ore t h e offence for which he had ipt left f r 1141sery itude WORld undoubtedly have sentenced him te a t erm y ARKET AND CENTRAL CR. 11°)OlIZIWIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 13t- a l°\ T IN THE RATE OF DISCOUNT The OF THE BANK OF "" t‘ND this day terib, - „ - a °ll hirnum rate of discount has been .ibis from 8 to 7 per cent. wi t h iM Pottant measure has been looked forward h every confidence in almost all departments or "osiness in the City, owing to the relative value . 1:10 IIey in the open market, and the tm. ttatit accession of strength which the - t 4ti enal establishment is consequently pre. 1 1 : 41 ed to have acquired. The authorities th"te transacted very little discount business during t : 13 1 16 t week, and their other securities are rem d,•„,l°l3' supposed to have undergone a considerable tit'"Leution. The reserves both of notes and gold toet:4o believed to have been largely augmented, tit C at the executive, in their own interests, have at 1 14„.k'e deemed it expedient to adjust their re htt;,,°n more in accordance with the actual mar value of money. The announcement has Ipi - h 'etl but little discussion, owing to the certainty . epeet nich it was awaited. The market is . now is %I Lt d to show rather more vitality, since it beep 4t that the mercantile communityhave tte deferring their discount transactions the k1te4:4,48 P r acticable, in order to see whether lf it did occur, would produce a further t ver iela- T°h in the terms out of doors. Such, how - tevi; op likely to be the case, as the partial ., 1 11 b k of the enquiry has induced bankers and 114 e n r c °ller s to ask rather more for the temporary %lo ll "' their resources. There is now an impress tkat.bat for a t i me at least the quotations w. ° firm p os iti on , espec i a ll y as an effect is ti o' t° b e a f Produced by the p r o s p ec ti ve negocia ellt 4414 erous loans for needy foreign Govern meeting of the creditors of Messrs. John who i 'lle t) ; 1 ; 1 en, merchants in the Spanish trade, I° ,,he e- : e d en the 2Sth ult,, was held yesterday, ,`-alent:' b alance sheet was submitted by Messrs. l. v ilitC a° l 'rut quand, Youngs and Co., showing lie -1167,6g8 fo r 468,411, and assets estimated a ee s ° t - :, The meeting expressed a desire to have 11,'4EitTe liquidated by Mr Cole himself, in con ,-,4., the accountants, but, in deference to the . b m 'otii; °4 Wish of Mr Cole, it was resolved unanii bte liquidate under inspection, and, .1111.)radford was appointed the sole inspeolor. r. -° thil -Ittit Week's railway receipts, ascertained up fi r (11 % are in round figures as under : , e4 W 1864. 1863. v et ............... £62,141 £59,118 . 103,722 97,596 i t t tlit o " h eate rti . 19,465 12,19 9 1 7, 0 7 9 16,024 1.. !1t - Ek ‘ g t 4:ll: e i e ' rrl ' • .. 18,956 18,798 1/ Nkir i 4,8t0l 44:31 Yorkshire 33,792 34,310 ko ttll . 4 zete r qt:lo4at at ster n .era Silefteid, and Lin c oln 17,588 16,923 e es Illtzle k nod of last y ear , i n mos t i ns t ances s h ow vourable f eatures. On the Great Western foeletp an 'crease of £3,023, on the North .7 6 0 tlq £6,126, on the South Western of " the tVhd of Brghton of £1,055, on the h ' £ 4 ,125, on the South Eastern of the -1," 1 the Great Northern of £3,136, iNkterri'llstol and Exeter of £330, on the North ° f 45,362 on the Manchester, Sheffield, Th el l-e°lo of 466,5, andthe Great Eastern of d eer% Wil ite the on- and Lancashire Yorkshire shows The % 88 f 4518, t oo, - uuli• I°ll Topertions at the Bank yesterday `" 44 of £106,000 in gold, and the coati t . h 4 e w t, 4l ° f 60,000 sovereigns for Alexandria. an ' ? r . ei gt l Market there is very little ani- I , 44 Q business is rather aotive. Turkish 6 kec e " 186 2, are 71/ 72; do. Consolides, 47k r'eis4 ;, I° ' 29 k ; do. New, 24, f ; Greek, 23 ; k4,;tag4,B4Bsive, 3041; do, Certificates, l 3 f, .1 ; 4 1 qa ' N y e ' 7 g 48; the Confederate Loan, 61 62; itt le "eVf gy ti L rem. Pan Loan, p t'M a - Llal Mercantile Credit Association have W')o,ooo l°BPec tus announcing a n i ssue of 4 et'terti deb entures o f the Atlantic and Great tit 4 1\r bt en c lw a3 7 , the construction of whlyth has ttOte:l),ted. I t passes t h rough the States 4°,te York ti i : , Pennsylvania and Ohio, and c on . : 441 `• 1, 044 °lain line for the traffic from New York dB 4 1 4 t 1 d also, by means of a short branch, '%t tl i tt '• ee,Priheipal business of the n,ovv oil 1 1 . 4 Nre tth bee amount now required, £1,200,000 ali tit 'ate i s n Privately subscribed, and the en -1144 here 0r the purpose of repaying to capi. to ti r4 4dvances which have been made from, f or the rapid progress of the water- Two o'cLocx. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's Telegram, the 3 per cent. French Rentes were 65 05, heavy. An alteration has been made by the discount firms, including Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Co., Messrs. Alexander, Cunliffe, and Co., &c., in the rates of interest allowed on deposit accounts as fol. lows :—Money at call, 6 per cent. ; at 7 days, 61 per cent.; 14 days, 6 per cent. The reduction in the rate of discount at the Bank of England, so far from creating buoyancy in the market for the English Funds, has been followed by a decline of I per cent., and in the other depart ments affairs present a very unfavourable appear. ante. Speculation for a rise has been brought within narrow limits. aad sales consequently have produced weakness, but the retro grade tendency has also been promoted by transactions based upon the idea that prices may go lower under the influence of foreign loans and other adverse contingencies. Consols for money are 90: 911, and for the account, 89: a Lessdividend. Deal ings have been recorded in the New 3 per Cents. and Reduced Annuities at 88: 89; March Exche. quer Bills at 4s dis, par, India 5 per Cents. to 6: I, and Enfaced 5 per Cents. 102. In the RAilway Share Market business has been rather dull, and prices have in several instances shown less firmness. South Eastern have receded £1 ; North Eastern and Lancashire and Yorkshire, each 10s.; and Great Western, ss. ; while Great Eastern and Caledonian have each improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings exhibit, little ohange of importance in prices. BAnk and Miscellaneous shares remain inactive. Agra and Al.asterman have declined to 136; Union of Australia to 55; Union of London to 561 ; while Fore Street Warehouse have improved to 91; and Royal Mail Steam have declined to 90.1. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK, GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do Account, Dec. 8 3 per Conti Reduced 893 83 New 3 per Cent. B9 k 83 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880.. Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885... Do (ited Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908... March, June. Zschequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 & 31 per Cent. par Do £5OO Do £lOO and £200 dank England 61k, 5: per Ct. Do Account INDIFIN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Endia Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 .... 1)0 Account Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 ^ Do Certificates Do 1 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent.).. Do 41 pei Cent. Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1860 Do 13onds Xl,OOO .. . Do under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Brazilian b per Cent Do 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 .. 83 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do Account „s.. Alilian 6 per Cent. — Do 4} per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent — Cuba, 6 per Cent. .. Do 5 per Cent, 1864 Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 5 per Cent, 1864 Hquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do, Provisonal Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 por Cent 951 Do, Second Issue Do LIG() Bonds Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Do Account Do Coupons — Do Account — Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do 1839 and 1859 Italian 6 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 7l} tilexioan 3 per Cent .... Do Account Do 1864 ....... Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — die Do Scrip, £d.3 paid.... Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — die x d bloorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada -- Do 2 por Cent. .. Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) — Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 — Do do Aug., 1866 — Peruvian 41 per Cent . • Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 .. Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '60,_62,'3 — Do Account 47/ 8 Russian 5 per Cent 1822, £ St. — Do 41 per Cent., 1850 • • ----- Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent 1859 — Do 5 per Cent, 1862 Do Anglo-Dutch Do Scrip, £65 paid Sardinian 5 per Cent .. Du Account Bs} Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account — Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive Do Account 3of Spanish Cert. of Cuup not funded .. — Do Account Swedish, 4 per Cent Do Scrip, £6O paid — pm Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — _ Do Account .• Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account? 72 i Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account . . 72 4 Do £lOO Bonds 74 i Do 1863 .. 68 7 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do 6 p Cent., 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 4f per Cent., Ex. 25f — Datch 2} per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil 63 Do 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Do .Account Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4i per Ct. Ex. 4s. Piedraentese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f TWO 0 O'CLOCK. Consols, Money., 9O; 91; Do Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market opens steady. bales. Sales probably 8,000 Baron de Sainte•Avoye, an officer of the First Empire, has just died at the Chateau de Boscol (Seine-Inferieure), aged 80. Early on Friday morning two men, named Pear son and Wedgewood, were poaching in the fields between Ugthorpe and Lythe, near the Mulgrave pre serves, near Whitby, when Wedgewood, who was two or three yards in the rear of Pearson, stumbled, and in at tempting to regain his balance caused his gun to go off, the charge lodging in the lower part of Pearson's body and penetrating upwards. Tho unfortunate fellow, with the help of his comrade, managed to struggle, bleeding fearfully, for about a mile to a farmhonse. Medical aid was obtained as soon as possible, but he died within two hours after the fatal shot was tired. Pearson had been married only a few weeks to Wedgewood's sister. Loss or LIFE AT SEA AND RESCUE OF A Slllpts CREW.—On the morning of the 20th instant, the Cunard maii steamship Canada, while cn route to Liverpool, fell in with the barque England, of Newcastle-upon - Tyne, bound frcm Quebec for Sunderland, with a cargo of timber. When discovered by the Canada, the England was lying water-logged in a furious sea. With grtat difficulty, the Canada rescued Capt. Johnson, of the England, and 16 of his crew. Three of the crew had previously been washed overboard, and Capt. Johnson said the weather had been fe trful in the Atlantic ever since he lett the St. Lawrence, The England subsequently foundered. An officer of the navy has been arrested at Ports• mouth for the illegal possession of naval stores, taking. The traffic has exceeded the most sanguine estimates, and has been limited solely by the amount of rolling stock available, and, according to a:statement of Sir Morton Peto, the line is " fully equal to the best of our English railways." The issuing price of the debentures is 90, and they are to be redeemed in three years at par, so that the interest, which is nominally 8 per cent., is thus equivalent to more than 12 per cent. The instalments are to extend to the 15th of May next, and the interest is guaranteed for the whole term by the Consolidated Bank. The bonds are 2 to 3 premium. THE SUN, LONDN', THURSDAY EVEMNG, NOVEMBER 24, 1864. Mr VILLEnoISNET complained of the large expenditure, and moved as an amendment that a committee of five share holders be now appointed to investigate the accounts and expenditure in the hotel. The amendment having been seconded, a long discussion ensued. Mr VILLEBOISNET withdrew his amendment, and the original resolution was agreed to. A vote of thanks to the chairmen concluded the pro ceedings. Naval and Military Intelligence. - The Victoria screw steamship, Captain J. Goad enough, intended as flagship for Rear-Admiral Smart, commander-in-cMef of her 111-jesty's ships in the Mediterrbnean, left Spit head yesterday after noon under steam for that station, calling at Piys mouth, being still a few hands short of ber comple ment. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel sloop Barracoata, G, guns, 1,033 tons, 300-horse power, Commander John IYArcy, recently returned from the West Indies, was this day paid out of commission in the large basin in Sheerness dockyard by Captain-Superin• tendent Charles Wise, Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, who highly complimented . the ship's crew on their orderly and steady conduct during paying off. In consequence of the length of time that the Barra couta has been in commission (four years and a half), the large amount of £3,700 was paid among 120 men, who upon receiving their money voluntarily entered into a subscription for the mother of one of their messmates, George Fenn, who lost his life by falling from alof.; in a gale of wind while on the passage to England. The sum of £2l was sub scribed. The Barracouta has had three commanders during the time she has been in commission, viz : Commander Wm. Wooed, who retired on promotion; Commander Malcolm, who resigned, and Comman der John D'Arcy, who has had command one year and a half, The vessel will be placed in the third division of the Sheerness Steam Reserve, The screw corvette Cadmus, 21, 400. horse power, will be placed in dock at Chatham, on Saturday, to be examined, in order to ascertain whether she has sustained any injuries from the recent shipment and unshipment of her screws. She has shipped her new propeller, a "left-handed" Griffith's screw, which arrived from Woolwich in the early part of the week. The important experiments recently made under the direction of the Ordnance Select Committee to test the value of the invention of Major Palliser for the employment of castairon chilled shot in both naval and land warfare have proved so eminently satisfactory as establishing the enormous superiority of the shot made according to the plan advocated by Major Palliser as compared with the old system of casting shot that an announce ment has been made at Chatham that the shot in future to be supplied to the navy, as soon as the existing stock of the ordinary spherical shot has been exhausted, will be manufactured according to the new process. The first public trials with the solid shot made on Major Palliser's process took place at Shwburyness, when a 12-paunder chilled shot was tested against a steel shot of simi!ar weight, the resuls of the trials being so satisfac tory that the Ordnance Select Committee direc'el a further series of experiments with a round chilled iron shot made of Derbyshire hot blast iron ' and weighing 103ib., which was fired from the Soo merset gun, with a charge of 251 b of powder, against the Lord Warden target, a spherical steel shot, weighing 116 lb, with the same charge of powder, being tested at the same time against the chilled shot. Notwithstanding the dieparity in theweight and cha racter of the two shots, the effects of each were very nearly the same. Both shots went completely through the 44-in. iron plates of the target, as well as through Bin. of timber backing, bulging up the second inner iron skin of the target, which an exami nation of the plates at Chatham Dockyard shows the shot failed to penetrate. Another and still more important trial subs( quently took place, on which occasion two sets of experiments were made against La Gloire target, the first from an ordinary 68-pounder and from an Armstrong 100• pounder, both of which were proved ineffectual against the armour-plating of the target at a distance of 200 yards. The second trial on tho same occasion was from an Armstrong 5.22 inch shunt gun which was used to fire a number of rounds o steel and chilled shot, ranging from 2281 b. (steel) to 2581 b. (chilled) in weight. The general result of this trial was to prove, as before, that the chilled iron used as a projectile is nearly, if not quite, equal to steel, white both are immeasurably superior to cast. iron. On the score of economy the chilled shot presents several advantegus over those of steel, the materials from which the latter are made costing £5O a ton, while those for the chilled shot cost only £5 a ton. The following appointments and promotions have been made at the Admiralty :—Capt.W. M. Dowell, to the Euryalus, vice Alexander, inval:ded—Capt. Beys, to the BArossa, vice Dowell—Capt. W. H. Haswell, to the Pelorus.vice Boy s—Capt. H. He Kett, to be musketry instructor of the Royal Marine Ar• tillery,vice Do wed, period of service expired—Com mander J. W. Armstrong, to the Atgus, vice Moresby promoted-=Commander C. E. Stevens, to the Perseus, vice Kingston, promoted—Commander T. E. Smith, to be lospectiug Commander of the Coast Guard—Lieut. C. F. Walker, promoted to the rink of Commander—Lieu t.F.W. Lewis, to command of the Bouncer, vice Holder, promoted ; Lieut G. 1). Morant, to the Grasshopper, vice Walker, promoted —Lieut. A. I. V. Collins, to the Victoria—Clement Hirtzel, of the Grasshopper, promoted to be Master —Dr. W. R. Bennet, assist.-surgeon, to the Duke of Wellington—Dr. Henry N. Maclaurin, assist.- surgeon, to Greenwich Hospital—Charles F. Wil liams, assist.-surgeon, to the Impregnable—l. C. Grigg, assist.-surgeon, to the Victory—Edward H. Connor, master's assistant, to the Firefly—Henry Hall, assiste-engineer, to the Espoir—Ewd. Hocken and Henry Hider, of the PLosbe, promoted to be first•olass assist.-engineers. The undermentioned gentlemen have been nomi nated to naval cadetships—John W. Strachey, Frederick H. Thomson, Henry R. Scott Rogers, and Gerard M. 8r00ke.%4 COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR SHEFFIELD.—An explosion occurred yesterday morning, at a collier 3 at Woodhouse, near Sheffield, belonging to and worked by the Fence Colliery Company. The pit was examined, as usual, yesterda) morning, by Mr Redfern, the under viewer, and a deputy, and found to be freo from gas in every part In less than an hour, however, an explosion occurred with a noise like thunder, and rending volumes of smoke up the shafr. Redfern, and his deputy, who had not been long on the surface, descended, with others, and found all in con fusion below, most of the 316 men down the pit runni ng about in terror, scarcely knowing what to do. It was ulti mately ascertained that s bile the miners were at breakfast a quantity of bind fell from the roof iu some distant work ings, and freed a large quantity of gas, which was driver) upon the lights (.1 the men at breakfast, George, Ward eged 19 years, was killed. Three brothers, named Goodall' were very seriously burned, and doubts are entertained ar to their recoverp. The rest of the men were got out of the pit uninjured, except that some of them had tufiered from the after-damp, On Wednesday evening, Lieut.•Cul. Tit nnant, late of the 35th Regiment of Foot, committed suicide by shooting himself this morning, at his residence, Raglan road, Dublin. period last year to £37"2,241, showing an increase of £53,780, or 14 . 45 per cent. AIEL.,T,Is AND EYE, A meeting has been ha Id at Eye, Suffolk, to promote a line from the Mellis station of the Great Esstern to that town. The scheme was approved by the meeting, and some progress was made in the sut;scription of the necessary capital. The cost of the line will ba from £h5,000 to L 20,000. LANGHAM HOTEL. A special general meeting of this company was held yes terday at the hotel in Langham-place, Regent-street, the Earl of Shrewsbury in the chair. The CIIAIRMLN said they had met for the purpose of considering the propriety of increasing the capital for the completion and opening of the hotel in March next. The sum of P..,:?0,000 would enable the directors to open the hotel at the time stated, replete with every comfort, and all those conveniences required in a first class hotel. They were p•r fully satisfied with the manner in which Mr Lucas, the contractor, had constructed the hotel, and they had every confidence that the undertaking would be a great success. He therefore trusted that there would be no opposition to the resolution. He then moved, " That the capital of the company be increased from £150,000 to £lBO,OOO, by the issue of 3,000 shares of £lO each, bearing a preferential dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, to be all.itted among the present shareholderepco rata." Mr WinuAms seconded the motion• COURT OF DlVORCE—(Yesterday,) CODRINGTON v. CODRINGTON. (Continued from our First Elition of yesterday.) Mr Bovil having referred at some length to the other points in the evidence, appealed in very eloquent terms to the jury on behalf of his client, who, he considered, had acted throughout as an honourable man and a kind bus• band. His Lordship, in the course of a most elaborate summing up, which lasted over two hours, adverted to the letter of Mrs Codrington to Colonel Anderson, which he said must satisfy every reasoning man that there h a d been a great intimacy between Mrs Codrington and the Colonel, although there was nothing in th e letter to prove that adultery was committed. Ho also alluded to the letter from Mr Simi:l , , in which he epoke of the r..spondent as en erring daughter, and adverted to the, conduct ( f Mrs Watson, which he described as most extra. ordinary and EnSI:iCIOLI3. THE VERDICT. The jury ref utned into Court at 25 minutes to O The Clulk cl the Court—Genthmcn, have you agreed upon your verdict ? The Forcman—We have. The Clerk—Do you fild that Mrs Codrington committed adultery with Li, ut. Mildrnay ? The Foreman —W e do. Tile Clerk—Do you find that Mrs Codriugton committed adultery wi;h Colonel Anderson? '1 he Foremen—We do. The Chak—Do you find that Colonel Anderson wom. mitted adultery with Mrs Codrington ? The Foreman—We do.: The Clerk—Do you fi_d that Admiral Codrington, by bil wilful negicet or misconduct, conduced to the miscondue.t his wife ? The Foreman—We do not. The Judge Ordinary then ordered a decree nisi for a divorce. Mr Bpvill applied for costs. The Judge Ordinary—Not at present. That must be rk subject for iuture consideration. It was then arranged by the patties, with the sanction o.i the judge, that the jurors should be allowed a guinea a r:', uv each for their services. The Curt then adjourned. MARKETS---This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—.- Wheat, 388 91 ; barley, 29s 91; oats, 19 s 51 ; rye, 298 91 ; beans, 378 9d ;- and peas, 34s Ild. THE SIX. WEEKS' AVERAGES.._ Wheat, 38s 3d ; barley, 30s Id ; oats, 19s Ild ; rye, 318 Od ; beans, 38s 21 peas, 35s 3d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK._' eat 10 0170 barley,, 103,697 ; oa t s , 7 , 637 ; rye, 27 ; beans, 3,623 ; pe as , 1,243 qrs, METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts on sale here to day was only rue.. derate and in very middling condition. Most breeds met a dull inquiry at Monday's currency. The best Scots and Crosses were worth 5s 4d per 81b. Sheep, the show of which was by no means extensive, moved off heavily a t late rates. The best Dawns and half-breds sold at 5s 81 per 81bs. We have to report a dull sale for calves at late rates, viz , from 43 to ss. per Elbs. The supply was rather limited, Pigs ruled steady in price, but milch cows Wtre very dull, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. hare Railways. 13.14, st st st 50 20 Bir., Viol., and Str. Val. l all Blythe and Tyne. , 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian 1 100 2ork and Bandon a_:l Cornwall I all Do A f A gets no div 1 all Do B till Cpc.pan.bas all been paid to It Dublin Belfast Juno. all Dun.,PerthokAb. Juno. all Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 Glssg. and S. Western. 100 Great Eastern, Ord. stk 100 Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian at 100 GreatNorthof Scotland 100 Great Northern lOO Do A stock Do 1; do S. an IW. of frelrar! 100 Great Westerr,Original 100 Str val qua, ~toex 100 Do. South Wales .... CO Do. ‘Veut, Mid. -Oxtora 100 Do Newport 100 Do Fleretord 100 Lancashire & Yorkshire , 110 London and Blackwall l 100 Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast' 100 Lon., Chat., and D over 100 Lon. & Nor , h Western! 100 Lon. & So%th Westernt 100 Man., Slid., Sc Lincoln.' 100 Maryport and Carlisle. all Do I share all Metropolitan all Midland Do 13irming. t Derby 100 Gt. W. of Ireland all Do. shares Mid Kent North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 Nth. Eastern—Berwicis 100 Do, G.N.E. purcha:A 16.13.4 Do Lecds lOO Do York Do Carlisle.. Do. Stock. & Darling. all Do do 1855-58 I 19 Do do 18,10.61 .... 12 i North London Do New Do New, 1861 North Staffordshire .. all N. and S. W. Junction all Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 Do Soot. Mid, stock lOO Shrews. and Welohpoo] all Shropshire Union South Devon.... lOO I South Eastern Staines,Wok.,andWok all Taff vale lOO Do C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny 100 West Cornwall lOO W. Hartlepool liar.&H lOO BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Shan Railways Paid. Price. Business don( 100 ttlantic &St Lawrene. all 59 61 Sk tom.,BarodaAr.Cent In( lot 102 i '3l 1031 Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. E. Shama...— lO 1 dis ip eOl MIMI° and Laxe Enrol all 51 51 10 Do. Preferonoe ..... all 81 9k fuffalo,Brant,&Godricl 100 i 0 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 187 100 Do. do. July 1, 18'7 too .00 .)o. do. June 1, it 100 et leutta..s.S.Eastn. (LB, 100 94 93 at 'apeTcwn t Dock Scri 100 8) 90 100 Demerara 7 p.o. per. pi all stock Bengal gu. O F . tut 103 105 stook h.ast Indian. mi. sp. c 100 104 If 5 10 Do. do. J Ext 5 stock 4rand Trunk of canad• 100 10 lot 21} 1 0 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent all 90 02 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. 4,, 70 73 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 60 12 100 Do. 2d Bret. Bonds.. all 64 66 671 61 100 Do. do. deferred-- all 55 07 100 Do. 3d Pi ef. stock all 53 55 100 Do. do. deferred. all 46 50 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 29 31 311 100 Do. do. deferred. all 27 20 stook 9t.lndiaronin.g - ua. s p.c 100 1031 104 i 105 20 Do. Gus. 5 per con'.. 12 pr 6p 30 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 2 pr 4p stook it. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 100 101 stock Do. it per Cent lOO stock D 0... 2 201 It. W. of Canada Share, all 91 91 201 Do. New ... . .. 18 111 11 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 91 03 100 Do. 51 p. o. do. '77-8 all 81 63 10 Indian Branch Limite 2 I d stock Madras guar., sp. o. stook Do. 4/ p. o. Extensica 100 94 06 stock Do. 44 d 0.... 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 itock Melb.Corpp. 6p. a. Bndo 100 50 Ilelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 9 Cl 30 Vewßrunswiek& Clinch Class A and B. all 3 6 S.ll.l.C'da6 po Ist pi bdt 100 80 63 stock Soinde .. (100 1001 1014 103 stock :)o. Delhi llOO 100 k 101,!20 Do. $ .l < 2 id 1p s s t Do. Punjaub , 1" 0 101 i 1021! (took Do. Indus.St.Flc 4 ) ;XlOO 115 97 Stook stock COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... 100 t Do. do. 1883.... 100 at . 1877-81 100 98 102 Do. Cp. c. Feb. & Aug 100 98 1 0 Do. 6p. o.Mar. Sept 100 98 100 Do. sp. o. Jan.Sr,July. 10C 90 92 Do. 5 Inscribed stool, 100 88 92 G.llope, 6 p 0,187: 100 104 106 Do.Ap & Oot. 1881 100 105 107 Do. 1891 100 106 108 Ja Jan. & July. 1891 100 108 110 .7eylon, N0v.1868, 6 p 100 102 105 Do. 1878, do. 100 1(9 112 Mauritius 6 p.cent.lB73 00 /03 106 Do. 1878 100 105 108 Do. 1882 100 107 110 \Tatal Gov. 6 per cont 100 1 ( .6 105 4.8.G0v. 6 p.o.J a.&Jul) 100 96 OP 1. S.W. Gov. 5 p 3080 100 97 99 Do. sp. c.,18i1 tolB7l 100 95 07 Do. d0.,1888 & upwdi 100 94 96 951 iew Zealand 6 p cent 100 103 106 , kma Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 100 102 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 103 10,i 101# 1 i.Aus Gov. 6 p.c.lt 68- 100 - Do. 1 , 76 ttupward4 lOO 'lO6 108 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.3klul) 100 Do. to 6 p.o. An.&00.. 100 107 ICB 1074 BRITISH MINES. 2 'lambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 # Chiverton 3 6 7 7 Amalgamated — 39 52 )(Ten G. Cons. (Tavist • 580 600 Drakewal:s.. ',tat Bassett (Illogan) 5O 62 East Caradon ..... 18 20 , ast Cam Brea 3.4 ., 64 7 East Grenville .. 2.7.0. 7 71 East Lovell PA' '1 Russel (Tavistk. 8.13. 41 41 lam.dzSt.Aubyn(Gwen 60 6 8 4 Great Lasey, fftn...:... all 154 16) 17 i real south fir 11 2 I. Wheal Vor (11elstoit 10 33 35 7renville 7B. c. 54 6 I erect's-Foot ,13 25 37 ingston Downs 4.18.1 444 ilargaret (11ny Lelani .4 7 9 larke 1.61' 4 44 4 •lyndv Iron Ore (Lim. 2A 14 1 6 S • angiles.. 19 18 :0 ' yew Setun 214 CO 70 —• Downß , 3 4 14 North•Roskear. .. 294 17 19 1 , 1 ti'i Basset (1110 ;an :3.1 , .6 1 3 / 4 2 :orth Wheal Crofty ?.8 0 24 24 Prosper 7.1..% 3 5 3 4 :rovidence (Uny Lam. 10 6.7 31 36 iouth Caradon(St.Cleer 15 520 540 .'Wheal Fran. (Illogau 18.18.4 33 36 4tray Park Cin Cron 9 15 16 164 Nest Basset (Il1ogan).. 14 8 9 V Cs radon (Liskeard 9 5 8 West Chiverton West Seton ,Vheal Basset (Mogan 54 90 93 Wheal Buller(Redruth, 10 12 14 Wheal Ludcott Wheal MaryAnnt,Llen 8 15 17 Wheal Lleton 585 200 205 Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 19 21 Wheal Union 4 6 7 This day. 24 17 92 109 40 64 7i 136 138 156 157 130 132 91 93 78} 79 67 69 53 61 4 46 ICO k 2 117} )18 81 83 10 156 39 11 1201 12 1 t 9 66 661 12) 121 1381 128 108 110 55 66 25 17 115 116 73 71. 41 1(51 38 39 32 33 9 10 123 1'46 2r 8) 81 loi 11 131 138 60 62 40 42 85/ 66} 8 157 160 36 461; 11i 112 155 5 82 103 ti 123 ! 98i 8 661 38 40 782 72 8 451 1171 161 1201 20 i 138 1 1141 15 1 LAW INT. I—This Day, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Beforo Mr Registrar Winslow as Commissioner.) IN RE rARSLOIv.-205 IN THE POUND. This bankrupt was a butcher at Royal Hill, Bayswater, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge The debts ere stated at MR, and the assets at £2,422, but Mr Cameron, the official assignee, considered they are overrated, but there can be no doubt they will pay the debts in full. His Honour granted an order of discharge, and granted an allowance of £3O to be paid out of the estate. IN ILE wiLLrAmsoNL This bankrupt was a corn merchant at Norwich, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge. Mr Sargood said that he appeared for several creditors, and to ask for an adj )urnment, as there were allegations against the bankrupt of concealment of properly; and the question was whether the Court would direct a prosecution r leave the assignee to charge the bankrupt before a magis trate. Mr Bagley regretted that the bankrupt had not been made acquainted with the charges, as no doubt he would have been able to have answered them. His Honour said the difficulty was that if the bankrup were examined questions might be put which he was not bound to answer. Mr Sargood said that Mr Commissioner Goulburn had held that the applications Were cx par to—that the bankrupt could not be examined or heard. His Honour ultimately adjourned the case for a fortnight. IN DE MAGNUS AND MAGNI:S. These bankrupts were boot and shoe manufacturers in Gresbam-street, and the examination meeting was ad journed, no accounts having been filed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. MARLBOROUGLI-STREET. DANGEROUS CHARACTERS.—Two men, named Francis M'Govsn and John Healey, were charged before Mr Knox with loitering in New Bond-street for the purpose of com mitting a felony. John Sadler, 48 D, having given evidence, Sergeant Ackrill, 15 F, stated that he had known the prisoners for years as thieves. They were in the habit of getting their living by going to houses under the pretence of begging, and laying their hands on whatever they could in halls and passages. M'Govan had been several times convicted, once receiving a sentence of 12 months' impri sonment, and once four months at Bow-street for stealing a coat from a ball. He knew the prisoners as the associates of thieves, and to be dangerous characters. The prisoners said they called at the houses to sell a few pencils, but a person from one of the houses stated that the prisoners said nothing about pencils whatever, and only asked for assistance. Mr Knox committed the prisoners for three months, with hard labour each. THAMES. A STUPID YANKEE.—Aun INl‘Crthy, an Irish girl, was charged with stealing £3 105 in gold from the pocket-book of an American seaman named Alex. S. Robinson, who has lately arrived in the London Dock in a ship under Federal colours. The prosecutor said he guessed he left the city of New York about rix weeks ago. On Thursday night last he fell in with the prisoner in a public house in Old Gravel-lane. She took a cruise with him, and opposite Shadwell Church they fell in with two other craft. The Yankee was asked what ho meant by craft, and ho replied girls. He went home in tow of three to 7, Bluegate-fields, Shadwell. Be fore he got there the prisoner took his pocket-book out of his pocket and looked at She took 81 sovereigns out of it. Mr Paget—Did you see her de it ? Witness—Yes, sir, Mr Paget—Well, did you stop her ? Witness—No, sir, I reckoned she would put the money back. Mr Paget—What became of the pocketbook ? Witness—She put it back in my pocket, I guess. Mr Paget—Are you sure of it ? Witnese—l calculate I sun. Mr Paget—.When did you look in your pocketbook for your money? Witness—Not till next morning. When I missed the gold I looked for her, and I have been looking for her ever since. I fell in with her this morning. Mr Paget—You allowed the woman to take your pocket. book out of your pocket, and to take your money out of it, and said nothing to her. Witness—Well, I had not the presence of mind to look to my money—that's a fact. I found three halfpence in my pocket-book. Isaac Pawsey, a police constable, said he took the pri soner into custody, but found no money on her. Mr Paget said the sailor was the most stupid man he had met with for a long time, and without any of the cuteness of his nation. The sailor had lost his hard-earned wages, and actually allowed the woman (a stranger to him and a prostitute) to take his money out of his pocket-book without saying a word to her. He discharged the prisoner. Is would be useless to send the case Wore a jury, WESTMINSTER. BIGAMY.—Thomas Sines was charged with feloniously intermarrying with Sarah Louisa Meredith, his first wife Louisa being then and still alive. Elizabeth Smith—l live at Croydon, and was present when my daughtor Louisa was married at Caseharton Church, Croydon, nearly 11 years ago, to prisoner. They only lived together two years, and I have not Finn him since till to-day. Sarah Louisa Meredith—l know the prisoner. I live at 26, Garden-row, St. George's-road, Southwark. I first knew the prisoner 12 months last August. I was married to him on the 19th September last at St. George's, Rams gate. I did not know he was married. He did not say he was married, and I have been living with him till last night, when my brother and sister informed me about him. Hannah Meredith --I atn sister to last witness, and live with her. I was present at Ramsgate when the prisoner married my sister, at St. George's Church, September 19, 1864, James Joyce, 261 B—l was on duty last Eight in the Broadway, Westminster, and from information received I went to where prisoner lived in William-street, with the second wife, and the first wife gava him in charge. Prisoner said that when ho married his wife she was a very giddy young woman, and left him several times, go ing to her mother's for weeks and months together, and being frequently fetched out of a public-house from the company of soldiers. seven years ago he last saw her, and as she had been living with a soldier up to that time, she left him soon after, they having quarrelled. It was a mutual separation, and for six years he had only seen her once. He thought, therefore, that it was more prudent to marry his second wife than to live in adultery with her, and he also thought that when husband and wife were sepa rated more than 5 or 6 years, they were free from each other, and could marry agai n. Mr Arnold said that was absurd. If husband or wife had lost all trace of another for seven years, and a second mar , - riage was contracted by the h us b and, if t h e fi rs t w if e t urne d up , the parties would not be liable to punishment, but the se cond marriage would b e null and void. Prisoner was remanded till Wednesday. SHIPPING -THE DAY, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRArII.) PLYMOUTM, Thursday Morning. The screw steamship Victoria (102), Capt. Goodenough, from Portsmouth, for Malta, is new entering the Sound. Th e Geyser, with men paid off from the Warrior, arrived during the night, and is now waiting between the Island and the main to embArk men paid off from the Greyhound. FALatOUTU, Thursday Morning. The Horizon, of Liverpool (Brown, master), 1,767 tens, m general cargo, was aban doned, in lat. 47.30 N, 7.30 W, and crew taken off by the Dutch sc h ooner J eone k e H e ndrika, of Dordrecht (Stoorvogel, master), frota V il l a from Calcutta on the2t3od London, ias taat, w a i t t h 4 a p Nova for Dordrecht, aid landed at Falmouth on Thursday. , Thursday Morning. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAM) St. John's—Bertha, Frederick, and Pcgay, from Guernsey —Maria Stewart, from Zante. °politer! from Arrived, Nov. 24 —Notr Rotterdam. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Nov. 25 S G in ß g A ap voE r s e E il l ' 3 ozu s No arrivals. The Devonport, schoon,ey, from Wales, for Margate, got on shore on Main, near Itingstpwn, during the night, and is now under water; crew s aved and landed at Kingstown. Anchored—Jenny:ri f ro m London, f or Guatemala, has been ng the night. Partic u l ars o f d amage incoilisi n du at present unknown. NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CABLE LOST AT SEA. The cable of the Victoria extension of the Oregon and Washington Territory line of telegraph, which was intended to lay across the Straits of San Juan de Fuca, was lost on board the British ship Thebes, whose loss off Cape Horn , on her voyage from Lon don, was ment ioned in the Star and Herald some weeks ago. This will cause a delay in the construction of the northern telegraph until the cable can be replaced.—Tanapta Taper. PERISHED WITH COLD.—This morning at eight o'clock, a woman passing a dung heap in the stone-yard near the r_cently- erected almshouses in Shadwell-gap, High-street, Shadwell, called the attention of a Thames police-constable to a man in a sitting position on the dung• heap, and said she was afraid he was dead. Her fears proved to be true, the wretched creature appeared to hav6 been dead several hours ; be had perished of cold and wet, and the rain had been beating down on him all night. The deceased was a bone picker. He was in the lowest stage of poverty, poorly clad, and half starved. The police had frequently driven him away from the stone-yard between sunset and sunrise, and told him to go home. Ho selected a most desolate spot for his wretched death. A penny and some bones were found in his pockets. The deceased was between 60 and 60 years of age. Inspector Roberts, of the K division, has given directions for inquiries to be made at the lodging houses respecting the deceased, and ascertain his identity if possible. DE. been expected, and several lots were sold at an advance — on the prices asked by the original holder. This state of things is looked upon with advantage by the local manu facturers and merchants, as denoting a real went of goods and as affording a prospect of prices being maintained. The manufacturers, upon the whole, keep well employed, and the reports from them are quite as good this week as last, or even batter. LEICESTER, 23d.—There has been less demand for hosiery goods during the past week, all descriptions of articles being in less request than for some time past. In the county districts also there has been a slackening in the demand, end manufacturers are only finishing what is actually or dared. Yarns are exceedingly firm, and very high prices are quoted. There is not much doing in wools, which fully maintain their value. NOTTINGHAM, 23d.—There is not the slightest improve. meat noticeable in the lace trade this week. No class of goods is in demand, very few buyers come into the market, and what orders are given are only of a very limited cha racter. Nothing is doing in plain stiff goods, and the fancy trade is more depressed than it has been for several years past. Black silk laces are not in request. There is a little doing in silk inechlins, but as a whole the silk trade is dull. The hosiery trade is slightly improved for some classes of goods. Yarns are firm at high rates. ROCHDALE, 21st.—The flannel market has been mode rately well attended to-day, and there was rather more ac tivity than we hays lately had to report. There was more inquiry for fancy and fine goods than for the past few weeks, and a fair sale of heavy ones Still, the season of the year considered, the trade rules rather quiet, and manufacturers are more engaged in finishing old than entering upon new orders, There is a little better demand for Yorkshire goods such as winseys and kindred fabrics. It may not be out of place to notice hero that there is a movement on foot in the neighbourhood of Halifax to make the latter town, rather than Rochdale, the market town fur the manufacturers of such goods, and that The movement is likely to be attended with at least partial success. Railway and other Companies. EASTERN BENGAL. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yester day, at the offices, Gresham-street; Mr Leith in the chair, The report was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that their progress had been favourable, and if not so great as expected it was not the fault cf the company's staff in India. The passenger traffic had to some extent exceeded the anticipations with regard to it. The receipts for the second and third-class passengers amounted to 60 per cent. of the whole receipts, which was a very large proportion. They would soon have an increase in the fares of the first and second class passengers, which would tend to increase the receipts. There was a large passenger traffic on the first 14 miles of their line out of Calcutta, and the remainder of the distance to Kooshtee, 96 miles, passed through a rich agricultural and productive district. The traffic at present was chiefly derived from Calcutta and Kooshtee, at both ends of the line, and was principally a through traffic, They had a right to expect a much larger goods traffic than they had yet carried on the line. The want of feeder roads had deprived them of a considerable amount of traffic that should have passed over the railway. Of the 15 feeder roads pro jected by the Government from the stations on the railways into the agricultural districts on each side of the line, not one had yet been completed for traffic, and some of them had not been commenced. Two of those roads were nearly com pleted, with the exception of the bridges. The railway was opened on Nov. 15, 1862, two years from the present time, and he was sorry to say they had not derived any benefit from those intended feeders. Certain approach roads and diversions of old roads, altogether extending in aggregate length to about 91 miles, had been long since made by the company. He regretted the delay in the making of the feeder roads by the Government authorities, as they were quite as much interested in the result as the railway com pany. The gross receipts for the past half-year amounted to £19,915, against £33,748' for the corresponding half of last year. The total number of passengers was 699,580, against 422,164 in the same half of 1863; and the goods traffic had shown some increase, but nothing like the amount they would have had if the feeder roads had been completed. The company had effJcted a saving cf 3S per cent. on the maintenance of the permanent way by taking that matter int) their own hands, as compared with what they would have had to pay responsible contractors. They had closed accounts with the contractor for the construction of the rail way, and he was happy to say that the works were all com- ' pleted in a most satisfactory manner by Messrs Brassey, Paxton, and Wythes, the contractors. A proposed exten sion of the railway to Darjeeling had been discussed in In dia, and its advantages to residents in Calcutta had been urged, as it would enable them to reach a European climate at Darjeeling by travelling a distance of 350 miles by rail way from Calcutta. The extension, if carried out, would no doubt be of great service to their line. The Government had stated that if the railway was to be made, the Eastern Bengal Company were entitled to the concession. In order to show the importance of this extension line to the Govern ment, he might mention that they had been asked by the Secretary of State for India if they were prepared to make it N%ithout a Government guarantee. The directors replied that they could not raise the money to make that railway without a guarantee. He then adverted to the disastrous effects of the late cyclone at Calcutta, and feared it would be followed by much sickness in the hot season, as on the two former occasions in bis memory. He believed that if the resources in the district through which their line and the proposed line would pass were properly developed, the gua rantee would be but a name, as the profits of working would certainly exceed 5 per cent on the requisite capital. About £14,000 would cover the whole injury from the cyclone to the company's works and station, and that would be charged against capital. The present traffic was equal to about 3 per cent, and he thought it would not be very long before they got the other 2 per cent to make up the 5 per cent. Mr MoRGAN said the working expenses at 53*29 per cent. ot the receipts were too high. They could always manage in India to have full loads, as they had plenty of time to make up. lie did not tlfnk the increase in the traffic was much, considering the commercial position of the railway. The shareholders must take an interest in the working of the lino if they ever expected to see it produce more than 5 per cent. The fares should be raised to a rea sonable amount to make the working of the railway remu nerative to the shareholders. lie and his family held a large amount of stock in the company, and he naturally felt interested in its success. He then adverted to various items in the accounts, which were explained by the Chair man ; all the :accounts, up to the 30th of June last, had been passed by the Government authorities. Mr PATER complained that the vacancy at the Board by the resignation of Mr Cargill had been filled up by the directors without consulting the shareholders. The CHAIRMAN said they were bound to fill up the vacancy, but on the next occasion ho would call a special meeting for the purpose, and leave the election to a vacancy at the Board in the hands of the shareholders. The Board had elected one of the oldest and largest shareholders in the company to fill the vacancy. Mr WITT suggested that on the next occasion they should elect Mr Morgan, as he was not only a large share holder, but took a great interest in the affairs of the com pany. _ _ On the motion of the CHAIIIMIN, seconded by Mr MACKENZIE, deputy-chairman, the report was unanimously adopted ; the retiriug directors were re-elected, and also Mr Franklin, the retiring auditor. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to tLe chairman and directors. GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA. The traffic receipts on this company's lines for the week ending the sth lust, amounted for local passengers to £7,476 —foreign passengers, £l,32B—emigrants, £23l—mails, &e., £6l2—local freight and live stock, £3,649—t0ta1, 24,010, against £23,625 for the corresponding week of last year, showing an increase of £315. The total receipts from July 1 to the above date amounted to £126,021, and for the same CARDIFF, Nov. 22.—Thei r ronmasters continue full of orders, and the specifications in hand are sufficient to keep the works in active employ. Railway iron is in demand, and bars also command an average sale. The makers of this district are making energetic efforts to retain the orders that were sent to South Wales through the turn-out in Stafford shire, and lower prices are quot ed in order to secure con tracts. The following are the present average quotations— Rails, SG 17s 6d to £7 5s at the works; and bars, £6 17s GI to £7 2s 6d. Activity still characterises the steam coal trade, and the collieries are on full time. The continental inquiry is good, and the iteam shipping companies are also taking a large quantity. There is a brisk inquiry for Lantwit and other house coals, and quotations are well maintained. Coke and preserved coal show no change. The iron ship building yards are in active employ, and this branch of ' trade promises to become en important one before long in this district. DvxDEE, 221—The re election of President Lincoln has caused no little excitement in this market to-day, espe cially in yarns. The open state of the weather in Riga, and the prosprct of large shipments of fresh flax at that port, have operated against any improvement in the demand here, and prices remain as before, with little doing. The large quantity of jute advertised for public sale in London to morrow has also its effect on the article here, and there has been less doing for a day or two, but prices are unchanged. Flax and tow yarns were in great request to-day, and very large sales are reported at an advance of fully 5 per cent. upon the prices of last market day. Jute yarns are also in good demand, and dearer. There is a fair inquiry for linens, both of the coarse fabrics made here and of the better class of goods made in the district. Jute goods aro also more asked for and very saleable, ard manufacturers ho cl no stocks of almost any description of linens. LEEDS, 22d.—The markets for woollen cloth have this morning been of the same quiet character as for the past few weeks. The purchases have been small in amount, and have included general assortments rather than any parti cular kinds of goods. Prices are well maintained, notwith standing that the trade is somewhat dull and that wools are a trifle easier than they were. It has been remarked as a somewhat singular fact that the woollen goods which have just been sold by auction here in enns (Flinn° of pro ceedings in bankruptcy have realised much more than had stook SHARE paid Closing Busineo, ( Price. done. 87 CO 131 132 882 13l PREFERENCE SHARES. 48 i 1011 852 i Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, Ditto 46 per cent. pf., 121 Great .\ orthern, 4 per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 1021 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred . 86k North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 10f North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, A 5 per cent., 23 Ditto, B 6 per cent., 32i South Eastern (Reading Anns., £1.0.6), 22 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4i per cent. pf., Ditto, new k per cent. pt., Jag LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 92 Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 57per cent.. 112 "9 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 101! FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco tlial.) gua. 7 per cent., 14/ Dutch Rhenish, Ditto (all), 26 Imperial Mexican, 3/ San Paulo (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 14 Ditto (all), 181 BANKS. Agra and Misterman's (11m.), 135 Alliance (ii in. i. 18 Bank of British Columbia, 171 Bank of Otago, Ilm., 5 Chartered Bank of India. Australia. and China, 861 7 Chartered Ler. of India, London, and China. 61 2 Consolidated Bank, lim., 11i I English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 211 Hindustan, China, and Japan 32i Ditto, issued at 2 pm., 234 Imperial 0 ttoman,:l7l London Think of Mexico and S. America, Jim., 5} London, Buatos Ayres, and River Plate, 53 London Chartered Bank of Australia, .251 London and County, 79} London Joint Stock, 49 London and South African, 23 London and South-Western, lim., 22 London and 11 eatminster, fB.B Merchant Bank, lim., 244 Mercantile and Exchange, lim.,:Bi Seinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. lim., 111 Standard of British South Africa (limo, 25 Union of Australia, 55 Union of London, 561 MISCELLANEOUS. City Offices, lirn., 21 Continental Union Gas, lim., 10i Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, 81 # Ditto (£2), tktil - Discount Corporation, 15 Fore-street Warehouse, lira., 91 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, 11in., e Imperil Mercantile Credit A sso., lim., 81 a International Financial society, tim., S International Land Credit. lint, Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour, Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redein. 1870: IMO 90, 85 Joint Stock Discount, Um, 71 1 Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 4 0 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 0 5 4 Secondquality do. 4 2 4 8 Pine.S'thdowndo.s 6 5 8 Prime large oxen 4 10 5 0 Large crse. calve, 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 5 2 5 4 Prime small d o 4 8 5 0 I Urse. & inf. sh ee p 3 8 4 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 2 Second quality do. 464 10 'Small porkers 441 10 Lambs....os Od to Os 01. Suckling calves, 17s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pin 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN surrior. Beasts ... . Cows 133 , Sheep Sheep Calves ... .., 212 ; Pigs Pigs 310) —, MEAT MARKETS. - - - NEWDATE AND LEADENTIALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade is inactive, as follows :—Bc ef, from 3s Od to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 4d to 5e Od ; veal, 4s Od to 48 Sd ; and pork, 3s 4,1 to 58 Od per 81bs by the carcase. SouTriALL, Nov. 23.—The supplies of stock were moderate, and the trade generally ruled heavy at the following rates:—Beet, from 3s 6 , 1 to 5s 24 ; mutton, 3s 104 to 58 Gd ; veal, 4s Od to 48 8d ; and pork, 3s ad to 48 Sd per Sibs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Nov. 23,—Prime beasts and sheep were in fair rt-quest at full prices. Otherwiso the trade was heavy : —Beef, from 3s Ed to 5s 44 ; mutton, 3s 10 , 1 to 5a 6d ; veal, 48 2d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 84 per Sibs. Suckling calves, 16$ to 21s ; quarter old store pigs, 20$ to 255; and mulch cows, £l4 Os to £lB 58 each, HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 15s to £5 lOs Od ; clover, £5 Os to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, LI 5s to lOs per load. A moderate demand. CUMRERLAND —Meadow hay, £3 15s to £5 lOs Od; clover, £5 Os to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 Gs to £1 108 per load, Supply tolerably good W iiITECHAPEL,-MCEICIOW hay, £3 18s to £5 7s 6d ; clover, £5 Os to £6 lOs 03; and straw, £1 6s to £1 lOs per load Trade inactive. A PUGILIST COMMITTED FOR SIX MONTHS.— Yesterday, at the Petty Sessions in Wolverhampton, before Mr Isaac Spooner, stipendiary, the pugilist, Joe Goss, was ordered to be imprisonbd six months, with hard labour, for a gross outrage upon a woman of disrepute in that town. He committed a great indignity upon her, and after beating her thrust her upon the fire grate, where happily there was but little fire. It will be remembered that the persons convicted at Liverpool on a charge of enlisting men for service in the Confederate navy appealed against the verdict to the judges at Westminster on some points of law. The matter came before the Court of Queen's Bench yesterday, but the learned bench was not called upon to give judgment, as the defendants,with the consent of the Attorney-General, agreed to submit to a fine of £5O each. LORD HOUGHTON ON SCHOOLS OF ART.—On Monday, at the annual meeting of the York School of Art, Lord Houghton, who presided, said it was most im portant that those who sought to study art for the general business f life should form the great portion of the students at these schools, for it would never do c,r the people of England to think they were contributing money out cf the public taxation merely to make painters and artists. He was very glad to see from the report of last year that a very large portion of the students were employed in making por . _ celain, glass, cutlery, and in other mechanical adaptations of art. It was most useful to this country that this should Le done, because trade without art would always have some thing about it of a less noble character than it had when as sociated with art. On the subject of the payment of school masters he said, as a member of the House of Commons, he took a different View to the Government, and he did not be. lieve such a provision could be advantageously carried out. Whatever rules were established he hoped they would sub mit to them cheertully, - and make the best of their position, even though they did not like it. He saw with satisfaction that of late years there had been a very general progress in the artistic skill of the country. Among many proofs of this he instanced the improvement in the costume of women, observing that in the manufacturing towns be had been struck with the neatness, general tltgance, and comfort of r costume as compared with that which prevailed 30 or 40 years ago. (Applause) The Dean of I urk and ‘ , tber gentlemen addressed the meeting, and a resolution va s passed that the committee should co-operate with the corn, mittees of other local schools in placing before the Govern.* ment the claims of such institutions. RELIEVING GUARD IN THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.—The correspondent of the .Nets York limes with the army of the Potomac writes :—" Last Light the silence and seeming indifference of the pickets was most unexpectedly broken, and an extraordinary episode occurred. About ten p.m., as the pickets on the le f t of General Hancock's lines, in front of Petersburg., were od pre paringofrebefloirntfhane trreyliceafmuseuainllyoen thexpec flktedaant, h tha w th e o r ur ' a bo dy of a ravine offered an unusual opportunity, and coolly and qui e tly passed along our picket posts, taking off as they w en t eac h man, and telling them to fall in,' taking in this manner some 250 prisoners. They would have gone on with the game, and gobbled up a portion of General Warren's line also, and it might have proved quite a disaster to the main tenance of our lines, but for one of our men discovering the ruse, o u r men had andescapingand giving the alarm. It appea rs some of deserted from our lines to the ene m y , and added to their crime by giving full and accurate informa• tion regarding the strength of our picket line and the time of their relief," A WORD ON HAMLET.—Looking back upon the records of the great departed actors, and trying to form come conception of their rendering el this wondrous creation of Shakspere's—; asking t efore ue in imaginary re view the players who have strutted and fretted their hour upon the stage in Hamlet's sable garments—we shall pro bably arrive at the conclusion that David Garrick must have approached the nearest to the ideal of the character. Allowance would have to be made for his low stature, and perhaps for a certain stage-trickiness to which the Roscius was clearly p rone ; b ut grace an d v igour of action, wonder ful variety of ex p ress i on , passion, fire, rapidity, a voico of great power and compass, and surpassing and over ruling intelligence, all these remain—a sum cl attractions no other player can show forth. Bettcrton, with all his mejesty of mien and noble elocution, had pliysical disquali fications, as had Henderson, in spite of peculiar skill and attainments. Wilke and Barry, with great personal advan tages, were wanting perhaps in solidity and intensity of emot i on —. The gods approve. the, depth end not the tumult of the soul." And if Kean'a virulence and sullen passiein were opposed to Hamlet's princely philosophic nat..re, liemble surely had far more of the Roman than the Dane ; was too sober when excitement was needed of him, and :ueEque when he should be Li - loving.— Once a Week f 32 16 90 107 48